The Interior Department, which has jurisdiction over public lands, is planning to propose a rule in April that would set a standard for how much methane can either be vented into the atmosphere or burned as part of drilling operations. Shown, natural gas is flared at a well site this month near Watford City, N.D. Associated Press The Obama administration is planning to release in the coming months a series of regulations on the oil and natural gas industry, a response to the nation’s energy boom that also is aimed at burnishing President Barack Obama ’s environmental legacy in his final two years. The coming rules—at least nine in total—would include the first-ever federal standards addressing methane emissions, stricter controls on hydraulic fracturing, drilling requirements in the Arctic, new rules governing oil shipped by trains and tougher standards on offshore drilling technology. The repercussions for the industry could […]